Three times champion Andy Roddick cruised to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Benjamin
Becker in the Washington Classic in his first match since his epic five-set
loss to Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

The world No 5 needed only 55 minutes for the triumph over the German which saw him through to a third round meeting with fellow American Sam Querrey on Thursday.

"I wanted to get out there and make him play a lot of balls and get my feet under me and not overplay out of the gates," top seed Roddick said. "I wanted to work way into the match, get some rallies going and try to do the basics well."

Roddick said there were no concerns about his fitness after a four-week layoff and that his right hip, injured in a fall during his nail-biting loss to Federer in the Wimbledon final, was fine.